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[Costello]Costello - 09:42pm Sep 30, 2002 EST
Time to get goin'.

Warplan Dropshot was drafted by the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff under Gen. Omar Bradley in 1949. It was not the first plan for war with the Soviet Union, but was the most sweeping in that it postulated strategy for nearly a ten year period. The recommendations for improving the West's defenses were sweeping and had a far reaching impact on the world, an impact that lasts to this day.

The game has two maps - a Strategic display of the Northern Hemisphere, and a condensed map of Europe and the Meditterranean. Combat units represent armies and corps and some specialized divisions, plus Tactical air concentrations, bomber groups, fleets and submarines. The land game has adopted Kerry Anderson's system from MacArthur's War. The Strategic Map allows play of nuclear offensives, biowar, commando ops and naval strategy. Playtesters reported the game as both simple and fun to play.

Warplan Dropshot - the '50's, a Charles S. Roberts Origins Award Nominee a few years back. Also a nominee for the International Gaming Association.

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Markus_St - Jul 28, 2018 11:35 am (#1073 Total: 1123)  

 
[Markus_St]
This is a solo AAR of the later 50's scenario, played in 2009. To be poted as quickly as I get around to formatting the posts and matching the photos. As usual, get the full resolution image by right clicking to select "view image", or looking at the link at the end.

Jan/Feb: The Commandos, sabotage, and biowar attacks fail completely and cause no damage. The US has sufficient advance warning (DR 3) to disperse two of the B-52 wings, leaving only two vulnerable (and one protected by Interceptors).

Missiles: Nuclear damage markers are placed in Alaska (destroying a B47), 1006 - the European industrial complex, and the UK (destroying a B47 and INT). This is followed by waves of Soviet bombers. The Tu-95s swarm out over the Eastern Seaboard, a My-4 wing goes after the B-36s in Nevada (?) and Tu-16s after B-47s in North Dakota. My-4s also raid the B-47 bases in the Philippines as well as delivering another blow to southern England Tu-16s attack B-47 bases in Iceland, Spain, and Turkey.



Damage results: Philippines-D1, ND-abort, Nev-loss, Washington(INT:5->4)-D1[destroys INT,NCA], NY(4)-D1[destroys B-52], Iceland-abort, Spain-D2[destroys B47], Turkey-D2[destroys B-47], London-abort. Overall 6 bombers, 2 INT lost.

The Soviet fleets and submarines are at sea, going after resource hexes and in the case of the Baltic fleet, threatening Denmark from the east.


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Markus_St - Jul 28, 2018 11:38 am (#1074 Total: 1123)  

 
[Markus_St]
NATO strategic counterstrike: Three B-47 wings attack the Far east districts of the Soviet Union. B-52 supported by B-29s from Scotland attack the western districts, B-36s attack the bases near the Finnish border, and B-52s strike Moscow (reinforced by B-36s), and the industry in and beyond the Urals. The KC-50s operate near the polar circle to enable the B-47s from Iceland to reach Siberia. B-47s from North Africa strike Kiev, and from Greece strike Rostov.



Soviet air defenses turn out to be strong.

Damage results: Kamtchatka(6->5)-D2[destroys Tu16], Irkutsk(0505,6->5)-D2[destroys My-4], Omsk(0605,3->2)-abort, N Urals(0705,2->1)-D1, Kola(2->1)-loss+abort[B36 destr], Moscow(0803,4->3->2INT)-D2[destroys INT,NCA], Minsk(1->0->-1INT)-loss[B29 destr], Kiev(1->0->-1INT)-loss+abort[B47 destr], Rostov(1->0)-loss+abort[B47destr].

The USSR has reached destruction level 7, but at the cost of US 4 bomber wings, 2/5 of the force employed.



NATO fleets converge on the Soviet Fleets. 7th and 5th Fleet converge on the Pacific Fleet, forcing it to return to Vladivostok (DR1->3). 6th Fleet exits the Mediterranean to help the Royal Navy against the Northern Fleet (destroying it) while 2nd and 3rd Fleet fight the submarine menace.

State at the end of the strategic phase: US 3 NDM, USSR 7 NDM, W Europe 4, Turkey 2, Philippines 1.

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Markus_St - Jul 28, 2018 11:40 am (#1075 Total: 1123)  

 
[Markus_St]
Strategic Land Operations. 3 airborne units are in damaged hexes and cannot air assault. 2 land in Denmark, one in Frankfurt; the latter is eliminated by rear area security forces. The Soviets take the Iranian oil point.

Two Soviet armies stream through the Fulda Gap, overrunning the German corps situated there. The Germans are forced back to Frankfurt.

A Soviet and two Czech armies move into Bavaria. An overrun by two other armies against the US corps on the wooded border fails (3:2->1:1,DR3). The Soviet Marines move into Denmark.

NATO uses tactical nuclear weapons in central Germany to eliminate the Soviet breakthrough towards Frankfurt (which succeeds - DR6), and against the Soviet buildup that failed to overrun the US from the Harz mountains (again a 6). The Soviets use their tactical nuke against the UK corps south of Hamburg, but to no effect. The NATO player can only use 4 TAC units, and deploys 3 which aid the French defense of Munich and the US near the Harz.



The Soviet 3:1 attack across the Danube against the area around Munich is reduced to 3:2 by the TAC units. DR6->3:EX eliminates the French and one Czech. A Soviet and two Yugoslav armies attack Milan 3:2 but have to retreat, DR4->2.

The 4:1 against the US unit in the forests on the border is reduced to 3:1 by TAC, DR3->2-EX, the Americans are eliminated at the cost of a Soviet Mech army. The Belgians in Hamburg are not attacked at 2:1 to avoid the retreat for the units in Denmark. A 3:1 against European Turkey by three Russian, Romanian, and Bulgarian armies forces a Turkish retreat against the Bosporus, eliminating the Turks.


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Markus_St - Jul 28, 2018 11:44 am (#1076 Total: 1123)  

 
[Markus_St]
The Soviets pay an Oil Point to move again.

A 3:2-2 attack against Frankfurt (1/3 chance of success) is beaten back by the West Germans with the Soviets retreating and regrouping in Bavaria. The 3:1->3:2-1 attack against the US in central Germany, defended with the final TAC air unit, forces the US to fall back to the Ruhr area. A 28:5-1 attack against the BAOR eliminates the British and cuts off the Belgians in Hamburg, the last NATO held hex in West Germany's eastern half. The second Milan attack (DR5->3) eliminates the Italians and Milan falls, opening a route for the Russians to southern France. A 9:4 attack against Thessaloniki eliminates a Greek corps at the cost of a Romanian and Bulgarian army.

In the NATO land operations phase, the French corps from Algeria is landed in Genoa to block the entry to France. Two US corps are transferred to the Gulf of Mexico to prepare shipping to Europe. With the VIII ports destroyed, the Turks concentrate their units in Istanbul. The Spaniards start building a defensive line along the Rhone. The Italian Mech corps in Rome marches northward and attacks the Yugoslavs defending the Russian supply line (Italy will surrender since Milan has fallen, so they might as well try something). The 2:1 (DR4-EX) sees both sides eliminated.



Deadpiles:



Italy and Denmark surrender. The Netherlands Collapse (D1,DR4), and there is unrest in West Germany (D1,DR3), Belgium (D1,DR2), and France (D1, DR6). Spain, hard hit by the Soviet base attacks, collapses (D2, DR3), and there is unrest in Turkey (D2,DR2). Fortunately the Bosporus remains closed for another month at least (but probably not longer than that, Turkish collapse appears imminent). Finally, on the NATO side unrest develops in the UK (D1,DR5), but not yet in the US (D3,DR2), where the media are telling people the war is being won. There is unrest in Greece (D0,DR4), but Japan remains so far unaffected (D0,DR2).

On the Soviet side, no nuclear damage has been done except to the Soviet Union, but there is Unrest in East Germany (DR4), Poland (DR3), and a revolt in Yugoslavia (DR6), while nothing happens in Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania (all DR1!), and Bulgaria (DR4). The surviving Yugoslavian units in Milan and Munich slip to the West, joining the French in each case, while the unit in Belgrade disbands (DR3)! The USSR, however, holds (D7,DR2).

Random Event (35): The PRC enters the war on the Soviet side and captures Formosa.

Submarine combat: 2nd and 3rd Fleet suffer damage (DRs 2,3 need to return to port!). Soviet subs run wild in the Atlantic. However, they can't hit anything (DR6, 6). They do hit the IND point in the Pacific (DR1).

Force construction: US 6 IND (5 due to NCA destr), 2 Oil. EU 2 IND.

Builds Motorized Corps (2), UK Mech Corps (3), B-52 (2).

USSR 5 IND (4 due to NCA destr), 4 Oil. Builds Mech Army (3), Cavalry Army (1).

The US removes 1 NDM (in Alaska), so does Spain (but too late) and Turkey (looks a bit better now). The USSR removes one.

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Markus_St - Jul 29, 2018 5:36 am (#1077 Total: 1123)  

 
[Markus_St]
March/April 1957: The weather is CLEAR. (DR1). There is no unconventional warfare for the USSR, but the US manages to activate the PSYOPS marker against the USSR (DR 2).

The Baltic and Pacific Fleets put to sea again.



The Soviets have only 3 nuclear attacks; the My-4's go after the Nevada B-52s (but are shot down - DR1), the Tu-95s are sent against B-36s near the Great Lakes (which they destroy- DR6 - D2), and B-47s in Scotland (destroyed - DR 6- D2). The UK's prospects are bleak now (NDM level 3, while the US now has level 4). The Tu-16s are sent on a conventional raid against European industry (to no effect).

The Baltic Fleet is destroyed in its attack on the US and RN fleets (DR1). The Pacific Fleet merely is sent back to port. The NATO fleets can now concentrate on chasing submarines.


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Markus_St - Jul 29, 2018 5:39 am (#1078 Total: 1123)  

 
[Markus_St]
US operational bomber units are down to three B-52 wings and two B-47 wings.



The B-52s attack Siberia (the remaining Tu-95 base, which they destroy, DR-3->2->1INT-D1[Tu95 destroyed]), Kola (industry which is only dented, DR2->1, D1), Kiev (industry and the other Tu-95, again the industry is only damaged, but the bomber is gone,DR5->4->3INT[Tu95 destr]), while the B-47s go for the Romanian oilfields (they cannot reach the Caspian or Iranian ones) and vaporise them (DR6->5-D3).

Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria are now at NDM level 3, and the USSR at 10.



I thought this round had in all likelihood decided the war, since the USSR now cannot reach the continental US with the loss of its Tu-95s, while the B-52s will continue to inflict serious damage. Fortunately for the US, none were lost to INTs this turn.


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Markus_St - Jul 29, 2018 5:51 am (#1079 Total: 1123)  

 
[Markus_St]
In the Land operations phase, even without the Yugoslavians, the Soviets again traverse the Black Forest and are ready to try and cross the Rhine in South Germany into eastern France. An overrun attempt against Frankfurt from the NE (9:6,3:2-DR5->3-EX) eliminates the West German corps for the expensive price of a tank army. The Americans in the Ruhr are to strong to risk an overrun.

The attack across the Rhine is stalled by using tactical nukes that put the units out of supply (12:3->6:3TN->2:1->1:1TAC->1:2Forest, DR3->2-AR) and force them to fall back on Munich again. The attack against the Ruhr (11:6->3:2->1:1TAC,DR1->-1-AE) is a total disaster, resulting in the destruction of a Soviet tank army, the East German army, and a Czech motorized army without budging the defenders. Unfortunately their position has become untenable by the defeats around Strasbourg and Frankfurt. Ralph Peters would be proud!

The attack against Hamburg (28:3->7:1->4:1TAC) uses the max number of NATO TAC units, but the odds are hopeless, and the Belgians are destroyed (DR6->4-DE).

The Soviets pay their Oil Point (now down to 4) to move again. A 2:1 overrun against the Ruhr (14:6->2:1,DR5->3-EX) eliminates the Americans and the Soviets cross the Rhine into Belgium, outflanking the French. The following Russian wave occupies Rotterdam, ready to attack the Brussels garrison, while reinforcements sweep into West Germany. In the South, units collect around Athens but are not strong enough to attack. The Battle of Brussels is epic, with the garrison destroying a Russian motorised army before succumbing (8:1, DR2->0,EX).

The renewed attack on Strasbourg (28:1) is an inevitable success so the US do not use their remaining TAC units. The French are eliminated (DR6), and seven Communist armies stand west of the Rhine (one of them Czech, one Polish).

The Americans send three arriving corps and a Marine division into France, trying to stem the tide. But bad luck stays with them, as they lose one corps immediately retaking Brussels (2:1->4:1TAC,DR2->0-EX).



End Phase: West Germany collapsed (DR6->7) but is completely in Soviet hands already anyway. Unrest arises in France, and Belgium collapses (DR4->5). Greece remains at unrest, but Turkey unfortunately collapses (DR4->5). The way to sea is open for the Black Sea Fleet. Unrest arises in Japan (DR6). Finally, on a DR of 4, the UK collapses (it had a 50% chance of going on).

After the fallout wafting over from Romania, Bulgaria merely slips into Unrest (DR3), and so does Romania itself (DR1- ?!). Hungary collapses, but has no units on the Russian side.

Czechoslovakia slips into Unrest (DR4), nothing happens in East Germany (DR2->3), but Poland collapses (DR6->7). The mass desertion of Polish soldiers (with 3 armies standing at the Rhine) does weaken the Soviets.

The US slips into Unrest (DR4->5) but not much will happen unless the Soviets manage to strike again. The Soviet Union falls into Unrest (DR4->5PSYOPS->4UK).

Amusingly, Yugoslavia declares itself a NATO ally (event 63). (All the Soviets have to do now though is to put a unit into Belgrade to keep the country out of the war, but now Belgrade has a garrison!)

The subs in the Pacific are chased back to Vladivostok by the 5th and 7th Fleet (DR3->4, Defender returns). A sub is sunk in the south Atlantic by the 3rd Fleet (DR6), and the 3 subs in the North Atlantic are sent back to Kola by the 6th and 2nd Fleets (DR4->5). However, the remaining sub in the S Atlantic manages to remove 1 Oil Point! (DR2)

Construction Phase.

US 7 IND, 2->1 Oil. Builds 1 Mech corps, 1 Motor corps, 1 B-36.

Damage removal: 1 (Boston). Also: 1 Spain (too late), 1 Philippines.

USSR 5 IND, 3 Oil. WP: 1 IND. Build 2 Tu-95.

Damage removal: 3 in USSR (now 7), 1 in Romania.

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Markus_St - Jul 29, 2018 6:20 am (#1080 Total: 1123)  

 
[Markus_St]
From here on, there is slightly less detail as the pace of operations slows down, especially due to the depletion of strategic forces.

May/June 1957: Weather: Clear.

2 Tu-16 attack North African B-47 bases (DR5->4-D1[destroys B-47]). 1 nuke converted to Tac Nuke.

Pacific Fleet & Black Sea Fleet sail. Pacific Fleet attacks 7th Fleet, must return to port. Submarines sail.

Only 1 reinforcement: 1 TAC.

NATO strategic phase: Only 5 attack factors, therefore only 1 B-52, attacking Minsk. DR6->5->4INT,D3[IND destroyed,Tu-16 destroyed]. USSR is back to NDM 10.



Two airborne divisions land SW of Paris. The Soviets advance into France to attack the flank of the NATO Dijon position, tac nukes are dropped E of Paris, two armies destroyed (DR6). An attack on Brussels fails (23:7->3:1->3:2TAC,DR4->2-AR), as does an attack on Paris, 2:1->1:2TAC,DR4->2-AR) and one on Dijon (11:9->1:3TAC->1:2TAC->1:3Forest,DR4-AR). The Soviets also lose 1 army attacking the Belgrade garrison (EX).

2nd Movement: Attack on Brussels (26:7->3:1->2:1TAC,DR2->0-AR) fails again! Attack on Paris (2:1,DR5->3-EX) succeeds as Paris falls to the surviving airborne in a bloody battle. Attack on Dijon (11:9->1:1Forest,DR6-EX) sees a US & French corps eliminated, 2 Soviet and one CZ army. Belgrade & Brussels save the game for NATO!



Nato land phase: French & YU motorized corps move up from Nice, attack Paris. A 2nd Yugoslav unit also attacks Paris. US moves Marines from London to France, airborne from US to London, NG from Gulf to France. Attack on Paris (4:1, DR2->0-EX) clears the city. The Front still holds against the Soviets.

2nd Phase: Reforming of front along Rhine in N, Nice in S.



France remains in Unrest. US (now at 3) remains in Unrest.

No further collapses in the East either (RO, BU again 1,2!). USSR narrowly avoids Revolt (DR4->5).

All Soviet subs (Pacific, N, S Atl) are sent home.

Random Event: 41 (PRC again).

Force construction:

US 7 IND, 2 Oil. Builds 2 NG Mech, 2 NG Motor, 1 B-36.

Damage removal: 1 (Great Lakes), US now at 2. 1 (Scotland), 1 (GE/Be/NE). 1 (North Africa). 1 Turkey.

USSR 4 IND, 3 Oil. WP: 1 IND. Build 1 My-4, 1 Motor army.

Damage removal: -.

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Markus_St - Jul 29, 2018 6:29 am (#1081 Total: 1123)  

 
[Markus_St]
July/August 1957. Weather: Clear (auto).

2xTu-16 bomb France (Port #3). DR1-Loss. One lost. Soviets now have a single bomber left. Black Sea Fleet reaches Atlantic, Pacific Fleet attacks Americans, destroys 7th Fleet (!).



NATO strategic: 6 Nuclear bomb factors - B-52 attacks Caspian oilfields from Azores (DR2->1,D1), B47 attacks Kiev industry (DR4->2,Abort). USSR now at 11. Conventional: B-52 on Ural (no effect), B-52 on WP IND (out of action).

2/3/6th Fleet attack Black Sea Fleet, send it into Kronstadt for repairs (DR2->5-Defender return). 5th Fleet destroys Pacific Fleet.



2 Russian reinforcements come in, plus 2 units from strategic map.

Tac nuke dropped on Ardennes defensive position. DR5-Marines elim. NATO puts a Tac nuke on the Ruhr, no kill but placed. Attack on Ardennes: 26:5->4:1Forest->2:1TAC->3:1TAC.

2nd Movement Phase: Overrun on Brussels, DR6. Attack on Belgrade, DR3-DE. Attack on NG in Dijon: 12:4-3:1->2:1Forest->3:2TAC,DR1->0,AR. Attack on Paris: Max, DR1-EX-Motorised army lost. Paris falls. NG in Dijon OOS, Athens is only NATO city still standing on the continent!

NATO: PSYOPS is back->USSR.

Motorized Corps in US, transported to Normandy, moves on Paris. Airborne lands in Portugal, moves to Madrid. Counterattack on Paris fails (9:5-1:1->2:1TAC,DR2->0,AR). No 2nd attack.



Greece, US, FR remain in Unrest. East Germany remains in Unrest, CZ collapses! (DR6->7) But has no units left on map. RO, BU still only remain in Unrest (DR1,2). USSR suffers no PSYOPS effect, but revolts break out! (DR4).

Submarines: not attacked. N Atl submarines hit IND.

Random event: 65 - Yugoslavia -already happened.

Force construction:

US 7 IND (-1 subs), 2 Oil. Build Mech corps (3), 2xB-47 (4). !!!

Damage: removes 1 at Great Lakes, 2xEngland.

USSR 4 IND, 2 Oil. WP 1 IND (conventional bombing). Builds Tank army (3), rifle army (1). Oil at 3!

Damage: USSR removes 2, now at 9.

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Markus_St - Jul 29, 2018 10:59 am (#1082 Total: 1123)  

 
[Markus_St]
September/October 1957: Weather: clear.

Only one Soviet bomber, Tu-16, attacks ports in Greece, but aborts (DR2).

The Black Sea fleet sails from Riga, attacks 3 US Fleets and sinks the 6th Fleet.

US: B-52s attack IND in Urals, Oil in Iran (conventional). A B-47 wing goes up against WP IND (conventional).



The conventional attacks succeed (DR4,6), the nuclear attack is shot down (DR1->0).

The 2nd and 3rd Fleet destroy the Black Sea Fleet in the Bay of Biscay (DR4->6).



The Soviets attack the US Corps W of Paris and the one locked in (but in supply due to the Yugoslavs SW of it!) near Dijon. The Soviet Tac nuke attack fizzles, but the NATO tac nuke attack eliminates a motorized army N of Dijon (Sedan?) and halves the Russian 8-5. The attack W of Paris is beaten back (9:4->3:2TAC,DR2->AR). The big attack at Dijon (21:4->3:1TAC->2:1Forest,DR3->2-EX) eliminates the US corps and a Soviet Mech corps. Meanwhile, several Soviet armies are marching through the mountains to attack Athens.



2nd Phase: Overrun of the Yugoslavs 14:2->6:1,DE, then pincer attack on the US Corps, 10:1-DE. Russians down to 1 Oil!

NATO Land Phase:

3 corps arrive as reinforcements in US, 2 shipped to Normandy, one to Athens. A Marine Div is shipped to Portugal, moves to Madrid. The Marines in Madrid move to the Pyrenees, joined by the French corps that blocked the defile at Nice.

The Romanians and Bulgarians collapse, leaving the siege of Athens fairly weak for the moment. The revolt in the USSR is beaten down though.



Construction Phase

US 7 IND 2 Oil Builds 1 Tank Corps (3), 1 Marine Div (2), 1 B-52 (2).

USSR 4 IND 2 Oil Builds (what?)

Random event: 35- PRC again

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Markus_St - Jul 29, 2018 11:14 am (#1083 Total: 1123)  

 
[Markus_St]
November/December 1957: Weather: Snow.

The Soviets' remaining Tu-16 wing narrowly fails to place a nuclear hit on Greece, where NATO has now stationed an interceptor. There are now 4 nuclear attack factors stockpiled for lack of delivery platforms. The Pacific submarines sail again.

NATO is back to 6 nuclear weapon points, so the B-52's strike Kiev (which already has 1 NDM) in the hope of finally knocking out the industry there, despite the location's fighter protection. The B-47s from Iceland strike Omsk. The other remaining B-52 wing strikes the Iranian oilfields. Overall however NATO command is increasingly despondent about its ability to bomb the USSR into submission. Indeed the strike on Minsk is a failure and the B-52s are lost (DR2->0,loss). At least, next month, 2 B-50s will be out of mothballs as a temporary, more short ranged replacement. The strike on Omsk gains a D1 (DR4->3). USSR now at 7 NDM. The conventional strike takes out oilfield production for the month, leaving the Soviets again at 2 total production. With the last surface threat finally gone, the 2nd and 3rd Fleet concentrate on submarine hunting, as does the 5th in the Pacific.

The Soviets belatedly realise that they have left themselves vulnerable to landings in the Channel ports and move to block the coast. This weakens their spearheads somewhat but they still attempt a massive attack on the two US corps guarding the Normandy ports. More unpleasantly, Rome is unguarded, and the garrison of Budapest can now be moved to Rome anyway. There is no way to guard all cities against NATO airborne landings, but the big port cities should be protected because they make it too easy for NATO to come back. The Soviets realise that thay have to build a lot of rifle armies to garrison conquered cities. Given that they also have to keep up their front line strength, that will take a bit.

In Greece, the Soviets barely achieve parity, they will wait for a nuclear strike to knock Greece out of the game.

The Soviets finally use tactical nukes with resounding success, and the two US corps in Normandy are eliminated. The US tactical nukes fail to eliminate a unit although they prevent a quick Soviet relocation to the Pyrenees where the next line of defense is being built. Only two armies turn up there as a blocking force. The Soviets use their last Oil Point for an Admin move to get a unit from Minsk to Warsaw to get the industry there operating again.



On the NATO side, finally, the two B-50 wings arrive, as do 3 new mechanised corps (2 of them the belatedly mobilised NG). Two are moved into Spain, one into Athens. The forces in Spain are strong enough to allow a counterattack (11:5->3:1TAC,DR6-DE) that destroys a Soviet Mech army near Toulouse, before the NATO forces fall back to the Pyrenees. An attack out of the Athens position is decided against.



Greece remains in unrest, and so does France (there is no prospect of its surrendering at this point until the Soviets manage to plan some NDMs there).

Likewise, East Germany and the USSR remain in unrest but with no danger of collapse. The PSYOPS attempt in the USSR fizzles (DR4).

USSR 6 IND (with the garrisoning of Warsaw, the WP IND has been regained, and the Western European IND is now controlled) 2 Oil. Soviets now down to 1 Oil Point.

Build: 3 Motorized armies. Damage: The USSR drops to 3 NDM.

The US fleets destroy a sub in the North Atlantic (DR5->6, the remaining sub still manages to interdict the Merchant IND, DR2) and the Pacific (DR6). Four Russian subs remain on the map.

US: 7 IND->6, 2 Oil. Build 2 Armored Corps (6). 8 Oil Points. The US removes its last NDM.

One year of war is over. Deadpile on the track; below are units of surrendered nations.


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Bruce Costello - Aug 4, 2018 2:42 pm (#1084 Total: 1123)  

 
[Costello, Bruce]
  • Looking forward to the next chapters!

  • BoscoLamb - Aug 4, 2018 4:59 pm (#1085 Total: 1123)  

     
    [BoscoLamb]
    Looking forward to the next chapters.


    +1! Great AAR so far.

    Bruce Costello - Aug 6, 2018 1:41 pm (#1086 Total: 1123)  

     
    [Costello, Bruce]
    ???? I do not recall such a joke, at least not anytime in last few years?

    Ken McGovern - Aug 6, 2018 2:29 pm (#1087 Total: 1123)  

     
    [McGovern, Ken]
    drama queen

    Markus_St - Aug 9, 2018 3:58 am (#1088 Total: 1123)  

     
    [Markus_St]
    <chuckle>

    Markus_St - Aug 9, 2018 10:54 am (#1089 Total: 1123)  

     
    [Markus_St]
    OK, Bruce, I accept your protestations.

    Keith Plymale - Apr 7, 2019 6:19 am (#1090 Total: 1123)  

     
    [Plymale, Keith]
    Nice AAR. This is the only one I don't have and I would like to get it however I prefer the original because I have II/III/End Game and would like the symmetry of the look of the game.

    Bruce Costello - Apr 26, 2019 5:59 pm (#1091 Total: 1123)  

     
    [Costello, Bruce]
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